The incidence of dementia, a clinical syndrome marked by progressive cognitive decline, is rising more steadily among Indigenous populations in Canada, mainly due to modifiable risk factors, such as diabetes and physical inactivity. Previous research has found that cultural and social connection and access to healthcare impact the incidence of many of the modifiable risk […]

The project aims to develop an interactive dashboard to accompany a report on the state of literacy in Nova Scotia to be produced by Literacy Nova Scotia (LNS), as a means of quickly communicating key information for policy decision-makers and internal stakeholders. Through a participatory design program, we will engage with internal and external stakeholders […]

This study is a pilot project focuses on examining current issues concerning multilingualism and third language learning, as an initiative to rethink Foreign Language (FL) education in the 21st century. Its main goal is to understand the politics of multilingualism, language investment and identities of students in today’s dynamic classrooms. For a comparative purpose, the […]

Charities and nonprofits provide essential programs and services and improve the quality of life in communities. However, anecdotally we know that accessing consistent, non-burdensome funding to support these activities is a major challenge for many organizations. Ultimately, the funding nonprofits are able to access impacts the individuals and communities they serve in a variety of […]

Mon projet de recherche vise, d’une part, à définir la place du religieux dans la genèse du lien social (philosophie fondamentale), d’autre part, à fournir un ensemble de recommandations pratiques dont l’objet essentiel est la laïcité de l’État (philosophie pratique). Ce séjour de recherche au Brésil aura pour but, sous la supervision de M. Bignotto, […]

This scoping review will explore the research base of the intersections of peer support training and implementation. The partner organization will benefit from this project as it will form the foundation of a longer-term goal of developing a training module for early psychosis peer support workers.

Premièrement, le Canada est un cancre dans le financement de la recherche et de l’innovation. Le pays est à la traîne de tous ses pairs. Deuxièmement, lorsque le Canada innove, la propriété intellectuelle résultante disparait disproportionnellement à l’étranger. La recherche est donc financée par les contribuables, mais finit par subventionner indirectement les profits d’entreprises étrangères. […]

The proposed project aims to investigate the effectiveness of using music-based interventions (MBIs) to enhance memory and cognitive function in individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), particularly Mandarin Chinese-speaking individuals. The project involves two main objectives: a behavioral study to assess the impact of music-assisted verbal learning on memory recall, and an fMRI study to […]

Les relevés et l’analyse architecturale du monastère des Ursulines de Trois-Rivières visent à comprendre l’état des bâtiments actuels et leurs transformations historiques depuis 1699. Le travail inclut la modélisation de la transformation du site avec l’ajout, la transformation et la démolition de bâtiments pour une compréhension de l’évolution du monastère. La datation historique des murs, […]

The aim of this project is to explore how ELLs’ (English language learners) self-criticism in sounding native-like affect their language learning motivation in Canadian and Chinese universities. Although achieving a ‘native-like’ pronounciation is far from being proficient in a language, many language learners’ goals are to sound linguistically authentic for many different reasons. It is […]

La continue augmentation des investissements en innovation en santé vise à trouver des solutions efficaces et pérennes pour contrôler ou réduire le coût des systèmes de santé. La télémédecine représente une des solutions mises de l’avant pour répondre à ces défis économiques. Toutefois, peu de projets accompagnent leur processus de développement et validation technologique par […]

The Towards Gender Harmony project is a global project examining prescriptive and descriptive gender traits and attitudes towards issues such as equality, zero-sum beliefs, and precarious manhood beliefs. The project has produced several high-impact papers (e.g., Bosson et al., 2021; Kosakowska-Berezecka, 2020, 2023) and is forming the basis for current understanding of psychological processes influencing […]